Board of Directors


The Community Foundation's Board of Directors consists of active community leaders, who exemplify volunteerism, philanthropy, and community service. Many the decisions the Foundation Board makes have a direct impact on the good of the community.

To read our Board of Directors biographies please click on their pictures.


The Community Foundation's Board of Directors consists of active community leaders, who exemplify volunteerism, philanthropy, and community service. Many the decisions the Foundation Board makes have a direct impact on the good of the community.

To read our Board of Directors biographies please click on their pictures.


 

Stephen J. Wright
Jennifer L. Harkness
Pamela D. Stelmach
Denise R. Jones
Michael C. Bird
Lyman A. Buck III
P. Richard
Fleurant
Carol S.
Hay
Michael D. Metzger
Kristy B. Zabrodsky
Jonathan P. Taber



Steven J. Wright
President

Attorney at Law with Wright, Wright, and Hampton; graduate cum laude from Allegheny College with a law degree from Albany Law School; Director for the Sunset Hill Cemetery Association; active in the Jamestown Bar Association; YMCA; County Tennis League; Fenton History Center; Lakewood Rod & Gun Club; Sportsmen's Club and a member of the First Presbyterian Church.

Jennifer L. Harkness
Vice President

Jennifer is the Senior Vice Pres./Senior District Executive of Northwest Savings Bank/Jamestown Savings Bank.  Her affiliations include:  Rotary Club of Jamestown, Jamestown Strategic Planning & Partnerships Commission, DJDC, Jamestown Renaissance Corp., United Way of Southern Chautauqua and the Gebbie Foundation Community Committee.

Pamela D. Stelmach
Secretary

Pamela is the Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Allied Alarm Services, Inc.  She belongs to the Rotary Club of Greater Jamestown AM serving as a Board Member; Chautauqua Leadership  Network, Board of Directors; and Bemus Point United Methodist Church, Administrative Board, Staff Parish Relations Committee and Capital Campaign Committee.

Denise R. Jones
Treasurer

Denise, born and raised in Jamestown, is the Chief Operating Officer of The Resource Center.  She holds membership in the Hillcrest Baptist Church, Treasurer; TRC Foundation; Filling the Gap; Team Services; New  Vision Services; Connections, Inc.; Community Inclusion, Inc.; and Chautauqua Resources.

 

Michael C. Bird

Originally from California, Mike is Publisher of The Post-Journal and Regional Publisher for The Post-Journal, Dunkirk Observer, Warren Times Observer and Westfield Republican Publications in 2006.  Mike is involved in the Rotary Club of Jamestown, YMCA of Jamestown, Southern Chautauqua United Travel Soccer and New York State Publishers Association.



Lyman A. Buck III


Banking Relationship Manager and Senior Vice-President with KeyBank, N.A.; earned bachelor's degree in economics from LeMoyne College; serves as a director and officer of CODI, Inc.; former Chair of the American Red Cross of Chautauqua County; Director and officer of New York-Pennsylvania Blood Region Board; Director of the Seneca Nation Mortgage Board; a member of Finance Committee of The Resource Center; and member of Blood Facilities, Chautauqa County Chapter Committee.

P. Richard Fleurant



Carol S. Hay

 



Michael D. Metzger

Chief Financial Officer for ACU-RITE Companies, Inc. in Jamestown; earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from St. Bonaventure University and a MBA from the Rochester Institute of Technology; The Resource Center Board member and member of the M&T Bank Advisory Council; Past Chairman fo the Red Cross Board; past United Way Campaign Chairman and Board President; served 3 terms on the Bemus Point Central School Board.



Kristy B. Zabrodsky

Shareholder and Certified Public Accountant with the accounting firm of Buffamante Whipple Buttafaro PC; graduate of Jamestown Community College and Miami University; JCC Foundation Board; Gebbie Foundation Board; and Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. 



Jonathon P. Taber

Partner, Phillips Lytle LLP in Jamestown; Graduated from Oxford University in 1994; Graduated with a B.S. in Business Management from Cornell University in 1995; Received his J.D. from Cornell Law School in 1998; presently Board member and chairman of the Pearl City Lyceum; member of the Chautauqua Leadership Network; member of the American, New York State, and Jamestown Bar Associations; formerly a Board member for the Lucille Ball - Desi Arnaz Center.